Michael Bales is an artist living and working in North Texas.

Love always.
Now that tattoo shops in Texas are allowed to reopen, my wife, @heytaybales, and I are excited to finally announce that our new, full time tattoo home will be @trueleafstudio! The plant shop portion of our business will be open as usual and hold reg
Hi plant people! We are having an impromptu plant hang/open house @trueleafstudio tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb 26, 5-9pm) since we are on the @dentonwinewalk route! If you want to come tour the plant shop and say hi everyone is welcome. If you want to
Moth, forest ferns, and a Cherokee rose.
Lotus, violets, and morning glories I tattooed today. I love a fine line piece with just a little whip shading for depth, like a pencil drawing on paper.👏🏻
Always down for magnolias 🙌🏻
Floral piece from today. Swipe right for some design process stuff👌🏻 . . . . . . . #michaelbales #michaelbalesart #rebelmusetattoo #linework #texastattoos #floraltattoo #flower #botanicaltattoo #naturetattoo #traveltattoo #floral #femininetattoo #
Organic flowing plant pieces are👏🏻! . . . . . . . #michaelbales #michaelbalesart #rebelmusetattoo #linework #texastattoos #floraltattoo #flower #botanicaltattoo #naturetattoo #traveltattoo #floral #femininetattoo #blackworkerssubmission #inkedmag
Ram skull and flowers we knocked out yesterday in a long one-and-done session. Thanks Reese👏🏻 . . . . . . . . . #michaelbales #michaelbalesart #rebelmusetattoo #linework #texastattoos #floraltattoo #flower #botanicaltattoo #naturetattoo #traveltat
One of my favorite ways to “solve” the elbow ditch is with a radial, dot-work negative space design. It really pops when revealed but also looks good as it collapses. The lion and landscape stuff is also my work on the lovely @iam_jessi
This piece was based on her favorite places from her time in France. 🇫🇷 We added color later but I wanted to share the black and grey version first .👌🏻 I love framing landscape pieces with plants and flowers. What do you think? . . . . . . . . .
Single session piece from today. Roses and sweet peas for his kids and wife. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Check out my stories for design and process videos. . . . . . . . . . #michaelbales #michaelbalesart #rebelmusetattoo #linework #texastattoos #floraltattoo #flo